Privacy Lab – Tools to Teach Privacy

On August 30th, we’ll get an overview of two really interesting efforts to teach privacy.

Erin Berman and members of her web team will talk about the process of transforming a broad, intimidating topic like online privacy into a learning opportunity that is personal, approachable, actionable, and reusable. The result, their Virtual Privacy Lab tool, was developed with a grant from the Knight Foundation and is available in three languages. They will be joined by members of the Teaching Privacy team from Berkeley’s International Computer Science Institute, their partners on the Virtual Privacy Lab.  The Teaching Privacywebsite provides information about the various threats to online privacy and how Internet users can make better decisions about their privacy. They also provide educators with lesson plans and materials that they can use to bring privacy education to their classrooms.

Here’s more about their collaboration: At San Jose Public LIbrary (SJPL) we know that knowledge is power. With information we have the option of choice and can decide which services we want to use online and how best to utilize them. In January, with funding from theThe John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, we set out to create a privacy literacy tool. Thiswould be a platform which would inform, educate, and also deliver customized toolkits with tips, links, and resources tailored to fit a user’s unique online needs. We worked in partnership with the Teaching Privacy team from Berkeley’s International Computer Science Institute to create engaging, powerful, and relevant content which could be understood by a wide range of audiences.

After many months of hard work we’re pleased to announce the launch of SJPL’s Virtual Privacy Lab! The Lab has seven privacy modules covering a range of topics. At the end of each module participants have the option of building a personalized toolkit. Those wanting to get started right away can view a curated list of apps, browser extensions, websites, and more. There is also information about how SJPL and Libraries in general work to protect privacy. Users who want to learn even more about online privacy can drill down with our in-depth article. Content on the site is available in Spanish and Vietnamese. Visit the Virtual Privacy Lab now to level up your online privacy!

As per our standard format, the first hour will be devoted to speakers and Q&A, followed by a second hour for informal networking and small group discussions to give speakers and attendees a chance to talk to each other.
Privacy Lab is a meeting for people who are interested in digital privacy in the Bay Area. The goal of these events is to bring together privacy professionals and privacy community members at non-profits, for-profits, and NGOs alike to foster communication and collaboration.

For those who can’t attend in person, we hope to livestream and record the event and will share those details through our email distribution list.

More information about this event and future events can be found at:https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Privacy_Lab

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Privacy Lab events are dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form. Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event at the discretion of the conference organizers. Our anti-harassment policy can be found at: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Privacy_Lab#Code_of_Conduct